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Please note that the suggested rates below are minima; that rates for copyright works are for limited licences; and that VAT is not included. See notes on negotiating rates and *find a freelance

As well as doing creative design, designers are often required to create templates and to set styles for sub-editors to use for lay-out purposes. Particularly when contracting for such work, it is important to be clear that the rate agreed covers meetings, revisions and debugging of the templates.

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RATES:
Books
Jacket + cover design: producing rough and final artwork project fee GBP 400.00
Design management: From initial design to print per hour GBP 28.00
Creative design and visuals: original page layout, styling copy to page, specifications and type style, producing templates per hour GBP 28.00
Page make-up: marking up copy to style, page layout, checking proofs, preparing artwork, mark-ups for printer per hour GBP 20.00
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Magazines category: A-B: glossy and consumer mags
Advertisement-led supplements/project fee eg 16-page fashion supplement GBP 1700.00
Day rate GBP 140.00
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Magazines category: C-D: trade and cheap specialist mags
Day rate GBP 130.00
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Public relations
 
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The National Union of Journalists must not, can not and would not wish to dictate rates or terms of engagement to members or to editors. The information presented here is for guidance and as an aid to equitable negotiation only.

Suggestions apply to contracts governed by UK law only. In any event, nothing here should be construed as legal advice.